It's just like my muscles, the mind isn't as visible as that though, and so we're engaged verbally. Logical ability, emotional stability, or even humor level becomes apparent pretty fast. For some this can be daunting or even boring in different ways. My wife for instance relishes that I can solve all her problems with Macgyver like skills... but she starts ignoring me if I start talking about the marvels of isopods. Likewise her babble about starbucks bores me to death.
Here's where I think the so-called intelligence becomes intimidating to women... it's harder to fool you, they can't confuse you with their word juggling to get what they want, and they become all to aware of themselves not being able to match you in things like witty banter or in depth subjects... it goes over their head. It has to be frustrating... I know the feeling when I try to do math without a calculator, and I'm an accountant.
I was actually just told this by a co-worker the other day, a woman 18 years my senior. She said it can be difficult to hold a conversation with me sometimes because I either guess what she's thinking or am able to think up a solution she didn't even consider to a problem. This isn't the case for all my coworkers though.
I have one coworker who decided to go back to school to a for-profit school for a degree in a field which requires some form of licensure, and upon asking her if her program offered a licensure option she was dumbfounded that I asked and was convinced she only needed the degree to practice.
I don't think it's a woman thing, but there are just people who aren't confident in their intelligence and others that are too confident for their own good.
I think it all depends on how the guy uses his intelligence and how he acts because of it.
is he a jerk because he knows he's intelligent? Does he belittle others who isn't? Does he like to feel smart? What?
Will I be able to talk with the person or will he only use big words or phrases that I don't understand?
A lot to consider.
Intelligence is not intimidating but wandering eyes or degrading those less intelligent can happen when one partner is very smart.
What? Absolutely not! Intelligence is a turn ON!
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I'm definitely not the smartest person in the world, but I'm not intimidated by someone else's intelligence. I'm more of a book smart and closed type of smart. I normally keep to myself and live in my own little world, so not technically street smart or social.
If you keep mentioning how smart you are or hint at it, they won't like it. If you don't and intelligence just radiates off of you without mention of it, women are not intimidated. The intelligent women anyway, and if those are the ones you are attracted to, I wouldn't worry about it.
I've never heard that one before. Actually, apparently my intelligence is everyone's first attribute for me (I honestly believe I'm just a hardworking average person) but I've never heard anyone say they're intimidated by intelligence.
I could be wrong. Unless you're boasting your intelligence (which I doubt) maybe its just the people around you...
I believe that some people unknowingly- even I know I am very bad about this sometimes- tend to talk too much about something they know, and it kinda derails the conversation to something else. I definitely have to watch what I say and watch how much I talk because I tend to go on long stories and tangents when I am in a conversation
I dont think they do, unless you use it to be annoying. Like try and make them sound like an idiot all the time.
I think maybe I get intimidated? I don't know, tbh It's one of those "you scare me so much you turn me on" things.
I'm either really turned on by it or annoyed because the person is a know it all. Hardly a in between for me.
No smh I am smart myself. I feel like you called all the women dumb
Can’t say I’ve ever been intimidated by someone I thought was intelligent.
I can only speak for myself and I feel very intimidate as well as impressed by the intelligent person, regardless of gender.
I'm more impressed by it than intimidated thankfully! :)
You may talk too much on dates about yourself and what you find interesting. It’s important to listen more than speak.
No. I dislike arrogance and lack of empathy that such people possess.
Yes, because it'll be harder for them to deceive the guy if they're smart
Not intimidated by it but really attracted to it. I admire intelligence.
I like that about my boyfriend he is very smart in his field. (IT)
u No they love intelligence the more intelligence the more money is brought into the household
I think it would be easier for a man to be intimidated by woman's intelligence
I AM SO INTIMIDATED ABOUT IT, him always being fuxking right pisses me off
I crave an intellectual man. Its attractive to me
Nah I'm not.. I actually like it.
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